There are four changes from the side that hosted the Shooting Stars in March, with recent White Fern members Morna Nielsen, Katie Perkins and Lea Tahuhu coming into the squad, along with 20 year-old Canterbury Magician’s all-rounder Hayley Jensen.

In total the squad has seven players who have experience at the top level, with Nielsen, Perkins and Kate Broadmore having participated in the recent ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka.

National Selection Manager, Kim Littlejohn, said: “The matches against Australia will provide these young players with a chance to impress selectors ahead of international fixtures later in the summer.

“It is important that we create opportunities for our next tier of players to experience a higher level of cricket so we can continue to build depth and create competition for places.”

The tour of Australia gives all the players involved an opportunity to test their skills at a higher level, as well as put the pressure on for White Ferns spots.”